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Lawsuits Renew Scrutiny of Big Banks’ Deceptive Practices on Cash Sweep Accounts

Intelligize Blog

The latest flurry of litigation follows a series of class-action cases against Ameriprise Financial, LPL Financial, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley regarding their cash sweep programs. Commentary from almost a decade ago suggests they won’t.

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Making Crypto Available to Everyone

InHouseOps

CCBJ: Can you give us a little bit on your background and what brought you into the legal space? Since that time, I’ve parlayed my early litigation and investigation experience into non-traditional legal jobs. Corporate malfeasance, embezzlement, things that were happening inside very large corporations that required attention.

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Third-party arbitration funding – Comparative analysis and Indian Perspective

LexForti

It was clearly pronounced that “there appears to be no restriction on third parties (non-lawyers) funding the litigation and getting repaid after the outcome of the litigation” [18]. As a result, in terms of arbitration proceedings, TPF’s legality cannot be questioned [32]. Balaji [17]. DEGREE OF CONTROL. UNITED KINGDOM.

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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

JonathanTurley

In 2020, the cancelation of parades and the reduction of travel has led to a very different legal profile of holiday mishaps and malfeasance. The litigation over last year’s lettuce recall has only just started due to the statute of limitations. The result is a horn of plenty for litigators.

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Will the court overturn a 1930s precedent to expand presidential power, again?

SCOTUSBlog

Although the president can remove most government officials for any reason, those positions are protected by Congress from firing without good cause, such as malfeasance in office, and by a 1935 Supreme Court case that upheld such for-cause limits. You mentioned the Fed before, where does the Fed stand? I think two things can be true.

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Trump asks court to allow firing of watchdog agency official

SCOTUSBlog

Under the federal law creating the Office of Special Counsel, Dellinger could be removed by the president from his job only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. It is not related to DOJ special counsels like Jack Smith. The email dismissing Dellinger did not cite any reason for his removal. to challenge his firing.

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Injunction Junction And Circuit Splits Too

Above The Law

Biden) What its about: Talbott involves a legal challenge to President Donald Trumps Executive Order 14183, which banned transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. This case highlights the ongoing tension between state immigration laws and federal preemption, as well as the judiciarys role in navigating these complex legal issues.

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